Notices by Haderach C. Kwisatch (rayckeith@techhub.social), page 2

"the Oklahoma MAGA GOP Governor purged more than 435,000 voters from the voter rolls. Of them, at least 194,962 voters were valid voters but removed anyway due to made up excuses like ‘address verification.’ As one among many readers responded:
(…)
While this person has the knowledge and means to check their status, the fact that is that many don’t. That is voter suppression. These voters will show up ready to vote like they always do, but be arbitrarily denied due to the above Jim Crow suppression."
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-republicans-are-working-to-steal

"So not only is it clear that machine tabulation is faster and far more accurate than hand tabulation, there is likewise zero evidence that machine counting has resulted in any form of voter or election fraud. It is no wonder that Donald Trump shut down his own “voter fraud commission” after finding no such evidence. Moreover, Trump then set up a second commission to “find” voter fraud, but then also shut it down after it found no such fraud." (see links in the article.)

"Finally, my tweet stated that “Red states have closed more than 10,000 polling locations in Black/Latino neighborhoods.” On this point I concede I was not accurate, and admit I erroneously missed a 0.

In reality, Red states have closed not 10,000, but more than 100,000 polling locations, disproportionately in Black and Latino neighborhoods. Yes, 100,000+ closed polling locations."

"Huge Supreme Court docs leak exposes chief justice meddling in Trump's January 6 and election cases - read his memos

"Chief Justice John Roberts strong-armed his fellow Supreme Court judges into allowing him the key role in cases involving Donald Trump, leaked memos reveal.

"The conservative judge took the lead in March’s case on whether states could remove the former president from their ballots over his role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

"Roberts demanded a unanimous decision from the bench according to memos leaked to the New York Times.

"He also took charge of the case concerning prosecution of the January 6 rioters himself from Justice Samuel Alito after his fellow conservative was embroiled in a row about his wife flying the Stars and Stripes upside down from their home…"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13853061/Huge-Supreme-Court-docs-leak-exposes-chief-justice-meddling-Trumps-January-6-election-cases-read-memos.html

Roberts planned to give Trump immunity BEFORE SCOTUS took the case.

#usPolitics #SupremeCourt

As they often do, Trump and Republicans who follow him are persecuting a group of people who are powerless and can't fight back. Trying to score points with their followers, they are putting Ohio's legal Haitian immigrants lives at risk. Trump and Vance know their more demented followers will harass, threaten, and possibly assault those people. It's called stochastic terrorism now, but politicians have been doing this for centuries.

Just like he wouldn't help NATO allies if they didn't "pay up" (bribe him), he's not going to help with any state asking for a national disaster declaration unless the governor flatters and/or bribes Trump.

REMEMBER: The Supreme Court recently legalized bribery!

President Biden tweeted:

"One of the last times I was with James Earl Jones was at Ford’s Theatre ten years ago in Washington.

He was being honored with the Lincoln Medal for his exemplary character and accomplishments on film and stage. I admired him for something else as well, something we both had in common – overcoming a childhood stutter to find our voice for something bigger than ourselves.

His legendary voice boomed wherever it was heard, an instrument and imprint that reverberated in the hearts of audiences worldwide.

May God bless James Earl Jones."
https://x.com/potus/status/1833588000183185594?s=12

"True story: #StarTrek had Kirk reporting to a Black flag officer five years before the U.S. Navy had a Black admiral. Representation matters, and Star Trek has always been political."

#StarTrekDay
https://x.com/trekkiebill/status/1832801135435960726?s=12

"President Biden takes action where Donald Trump never would and announces massive, sweeping actions to thwart Russia's sinister efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election.

"This is what real leadership looks like...

"The new efforts from the Biden administration include criminal charges against two Russian nationals, potent sanctions over ten individuals and entities, as well as the seizure of 32 internet domains.

"US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco also revealed that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has ordered three Russian companies to use fake profiles to push disruptive false narratives on social media, sowing division in the process.

"Two employees of Russian state media RT were indicted as part of a plot to funnel close to $10 million to run a Tennessee-based front company aimed at pumping out misinformation and propaganda.

"Commentators are describing these Biden administration actions as their most significant yet to to combat …"
https://x.com/occupydemocrats/status/1831413373919228309?s=12

A top Kroger executive admitted under questioning from a Federal Trade Commission attorney on Tuesday that the grocery chain raised its egg and milk prices above the rate of inflation, a concession that came as no surprise to economists who have been highlighting corporate price gouging across the U.S. economy in recent years.

Andy Groff, Kroger's senior director for pricing, said during a court hearing on the FTC's legal challenge to the company's proposed acquisition of Albertsons—its primary competitor—that Kroger's objective is to "pass through our inflation to consumers."

Groff's comment came in response to questioning about an internal email he sent to other Kroger executives in March. In that note, Groff observed that "on milk and eggs, retail inflation has been significantly higher than cost inflation."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kroger-egg-prices

"…rightwing discourse is almost never about joy. Hell, even rightwing comedy, such as it is, tends to be bereft of joy. It’s about winking while being racist, pretending Archie Bunker was the hero, imagining how funny it would be to kill people they hate (just joking, only serious), …

"There’s also the grievance trope where righties get mad that someone else is happy when they shouldn’t be. How dare Chelsea Handler say she enjoys not having kids? How dare a pop song celebrate women getting aroused? And drag queens! Oh god, the drag queens are having fun when they should be ashamed and hiding in a closet, and possibly seeking conversion therapy. …

"It makes perfect sense, then, that conservatives simply don’t know what to do with a candidate who says she’s having fun while pursuing policies that will help Americans."
https://mastodon.social/@laurahelmuth/112945852736644688

"THE SCIENCE BEHIND DONALD TRUMP’S DANGEROUS PERSONALITY DISORDER
by Vince Greenwood, Founder of DutyToInform.org"

"Because of his impulsivity, Trump can’t help but:
Act quickly without considering the consequences
Take huge risks since he craves sensation-seeking
Continue to display no aptitude for governance, and
Fail to plan or persevere with any substantive task

"Because of his drive to dominate, Trump can’t help but:
Lie with impunity to get others to bend to his will
Demand fealty from others
Engage in frantic efforts to avoid loss of status
Foment divisiveness and polarization, and
Privilege power and dominance over the welfare of others

…
https://drvincentgreenwood-89455.medium.com/the-science-behind-donald-trumps-dangerous-personality-disorder-49b3f8e416de

"Because of his remorselessness, Trump can’t help but:

"Blithely ignore democratic norms, the tragedy of lost lives, or appeals from anyone to rein in his reckless and derelict behavior
Set any limits on his behavior since he is undaunted by the fear of punishment

"Deflect all responsibility for any damage he may inflict. Have no feeling of discomfort at the suffering of others, and Be lax in his response to legitimate threats because of his inability to process emotions related to danger.

"In conclusion, like any diagnosed psychopath/malignant narcissist, Donald Trump has had to suffer a life devoid of love, depth, conscience, or any hope of self-discipline. It is a life incapable of developing a caring obligation toward others, incapable of remorse for callous or immoral behavior, and incapable of pursuing anything beyond his immediate self-interest.…"

@freemo @JohnJBurnsIII @CStamp @PattyHanson

some people who call themselves christians DO want to outlaw condoms as well as sex before marriage. they are literally extremists and Speaker of the House Mike is probably one of them.

https://youtu.be/rRoIDCBidwo?si=ZIXEENcV6jSO7P0M

DART Asteroid Collision Updates: Bizarre Asteroid Changes and Weird Origins

so every asteroid we've sent probes to, is a loose collection of rocks and dust. you would not be able to walk on one. (quicksand in space!)

#science #scifi

"Last fall, Eric Klopfer decided to conduct an experiment in his undergraduate computer science class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He divided the class into three groups and gave them a programming task to solve in the Fortran language, which none of them knew.

"One group was allowed to use ChatGPT to solve the problem, the second group was told to use Meta’s Code Llama large language model (LLM), and the third group could only use Google. The group that used ChatGPT, predictably, solved the problem quickest, while it took the second group longer to solve it. It took the group using Google even longer, because they had to break the task down into components.

"Then, the students were tested on how they solved the problem from memory, and the tables turned. The ChatGPT group “remembered nothing, and they all failed,” …

"Meanwhile, half of the Code Llama group passed the test. The group that used Google? Every student passed."
https://cacm.acm.org/news/the-impact-of-ai-on-computer-science-education/

"What makes Project 2025 so insidious is that any one recommendation may not raise red flags to everyday voters. For example, calling on the federal government to “prioritize funding for home-based childcare, not universal day care,” probably won’t sound so terrible to someone who would like extra support to be able to stay home with their toddler. But when you read that language in the context of the rest of the document—which calls for the end of birth control and women’s ability to get life-saving care—a much more nefarious picture emerges.

…

"Project 2025 has a very detailed plan to end abortion in the U.S. It’s not a coincidence that they want to rename the Department of Health and Human Services the “Department for Life.” That’s how big the groups behind this document see the federal government’s role in ending women’s reproductive rights."
https://jessica.substack.com/p/project-2025-abortion-explainer

"Under Project 2025, people who go to federally funded clinics for affordable birth control would instead be told to go get married.

"Under the Radar: Republicans have already started their attacks on birth control for teenagers, and Project 2025 gives us a disturbing hint at what might come next. In the section about abortion medication, the document warns about the “potential impacts of the hormone-blocking regimen on the developing bodies of adolescent girls.” This is an argument I suspect we’re going to see used against contraception as well. Just as conservatives claim gender-affirming care shouldn’t be given to minors, they’ll say the same about hormonal birth control."

"Under the Radar: Project 2025 doesn’t only call for the criminalization of mailing abortion medication but also the “interstate carriage of abortion drugs.” That means they want to criminalize anyone who transports abortion pills from one state to another in any way. In their America, someone who drives abortion medication just a few miles across a border is a ‘drug trafficker.’

How Project 2025 Restricts Birth Control

Feminists have been warning about conservatives’ attacks on birth control for decades, and Project 2025 makes clear that all those fears were well-founded.

Emergency Contraception: Project 2025 redefines emergency contraception as an abortifacient, calling it the “week-after-pill.” The idea is to make emergency contraception—commonly known as the morning-after pill—seem less like birth control. This tactic is one conservatives have been laying the groundwork for over years, one we’ve covered often at Abortion, Every Day…"